Senior Manager / Manager - Finance

Metayb; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Metayb is seeking a seasoned Finance Controller to lead financial control, management reporting, and business analyses. The role requires partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver Month-end Closing, forecasts, and the annual operating plan, while driving process improvements and automation.

The ideal candidate has 7–13 years of experience, Chartered Accountant preferred, and strong skills in Excel, SAP, Power BI, and SQL.

Qualifications

• 7–13 years of work experience in financial control, management reporting and business analyses.
• Chartered Accountant preferred.
• Advanced Excel, ERP (SAP preferred) and PowerPoint with reporting/analytical tools like Power BI, SAP Analytics, BI environments, SQL.
• Strong numerical skills and solid understanding of accounting fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own Month-end Closing, Monthly Performance Reporting, latest views, forecast and annual operating plan with cross-functional collaboration.
• Evaluate new projects and investment opportunities.
• Manage internal controls, internal & external audits.
• Drive automation and standardization through systems and tools to maximize efficiency and data integrity.
• Partner with finance & business teams to enable transformation and value creation.
• Lead and develop the team and manage stakeholder expectations.

Skills

Excel

ERP (SAP)

Power BI

SQL

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

LEAN

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Metayb is a digital transformation company on a mission to transform seamlessly by empowering organisations to navigate the vast landscape of the digital-first era. Within just three year of inception, we have grown into a close-knit family of 300+ employees, each possessing rich field expertise. Metayb focuses on fostering seamless customer experiences, enhancing operational efficiency & deriving actionable insights. By harnessing the power of emerging tech Metayb aims to be the unparalleled choice for global customers, delivering strategic goals effectively within a digital first ecosystem of value creation.

Our key areas of expertise lie in Digital Transformation, Data Science, SAP Implementation, Workflow Automation, Dashboarding, Visualization, Finance and Supply Chain services. We strongly aspire to venture into IOT, AI/ML & Virtual Reality. Metayb endeavours to be best-in class across digital solutions, infrastructure, and product engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving business profitability through business partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Owning and delivering Month-end Closing, Monthly Performance Reporting, Latest Views, Forecast and Annual Operating Plan by effectively collaborating with multiple stakeholders including Business Partners.
• Delivering meaningful, accurate and timely in-depth business insights by forward-looking analysis, and by translating variances in financial and non-financial KPIs for Senior Leadership in Markets and Business to make fact-based, sound business decisions.
• Evaluating new projects and investment opportunities.
• Manage Internal controls, Internal & External Audit
• Driving automation and standardization through systems and tools to maximize efficiency and actionable insights. Ensure quality, accuracy and integrity of information stored in our systems, enabling a single source of truth.
• Partnering proactively and engaging with finance & business partners to enable strong transformation & value creation journeys
• Effectively managing Team as well as Stakeholders, with regular catch up and constructive discussions, with Value addition & Automation mind set.

Requirements:

• Chartered Accountant will be preferred
• 7 - 13 years of work experience with financial control, management reporting and business analyses, preferably with MNC – FMCG industry.
• Advanced technical skills in Excel, ERP (SAP preferred) and PowerPoint experience with reporting & analytical tools like Power BI, SAP Analytics, Business-Intelligence environments, SQL, etc.
• Strong numerical strength and demonstrated knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Effective communication and influencing skills (using data and numbers)
• Stakeholder Management experience along with Business Partnering Strong affinity with LEAN processes and tools .
• Ability to work according to Nigeria time zone (12 PM to 9 PM).
• Willingness to travel to Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, and South Africa as required.

What’s on Offer:

Hybrid working opportunity enabling a good work-life balance with an enabling learning environment, international travel, collaborating with teams across geographies and benefit from best-in-class employee policies.

Disclaimer:

The job title mentioned in this description is generic and intended for broad categorization purposes. The final designation will be determined based on the candidate’s performance during the interview process, relevant experience, and alignment with the organizational hierarchy.

Required Skills

Budget and Financial Management finance Budgeting & Forecasting